Former President Barack Obama plans to appear with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit this month. Obama is upping involvement in the midterm election. He taped two dozen ads last week for Democratic candidates for governor and Senate that will be released in the coming days and weeks.
The Supreme Court is considering whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies for climate change costs. On Monday, key justices expressed skepticism about the potential flood of litigation if the case from Boulder, Colorado, proceeds.
In-person voting at the Registrar of Voters office in Kearny Mesa also begins on Monday.
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.”
A federal appeals court has heard arguments over whether a judge had the authority to restore billions of dollars in funding that the Trump administration cut from Harvard University.
The Trump administration proposed changes to Head Start regulations that would remove rules against suspending and expelling preschoolers.
A new study from PEN America reveals that there were nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools over the past year, the highest since tracking began five years ago.
The Supreme Court begins a new term Monday with significant cases on climate change, religious rights, and immigration.
President Donald Trump has tapped his director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, to lead a new government task force on AI.
Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican but later was sent to prison in a hush-money case, has died.